Game Thread: Celtics (35-34) @ Cavaliers (21-48) – 8:00PM, Wed. 05-12-21

[Parliament10]

WE LIKE OUR GUYS

THABK YOU DANIEL AINGE FOR THIS PERONSALEE

I know you're probably kidding, being sarcastic or whatever.

But our team would look much different right now if Brown, Time Lord, Kemba, Smart were playing..

The team we're watching now is not the one that Ainge put together.

Actually it is, they are all signed to play professional basketball.

Good point LBF.
This is the time to see if these Guys can play.

[playa-hater]

Can we technically have a "fake comeback" if we are only down 3??

[LarryBirdsFingr]

I think TT may go down as my most hated Celtic ever somehow.

Dude has sucked

To be fair he probably would.play better in a different system, but not by much.

[bisme37]

[Feed Your Head]

Oh **** truth in the GT.

GALLLOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Feed Your Head]

I think TT may go down as my most hated Celtic ever somehow.

Dude has sucked

To be fair he probably would.play better in a different system, but not by much.

I dream of a better offensive system.

[MagicBagley18]

I think TT may go down as my most hated Celtic ever somehow.

Dude has sucked

To be fair he probably would.play better in a different system, but not by much.

For sure but barely. Rubbed me wrong when he said “Celtics are playing for something bigger then seeding” earlier in the year. That **** works when you lebron on your team and kyrie said the same thing but that mentality when your 2 best players are 23 & 24 isn’t good.

[MagicBagley18]

Dude has sucked

To be fair he probably would.play better in a different system, but not by much.

I dream of a better offensive system.

3s and layups nothing else

[LarryBirdsFingr]

Oh **** truth in the GT.

GALLLOOOOOOOOOOOO

GALLLLOOO

[truth18]

Dude has sucked

To be fair he probably would.play better in a different system, but not by much.

I dream of a better offensive system.

I dream of Jeanie Buss.

[playa-hater]

Stevens is improving. Only 10 players in first half rotation. Poor Parker and Semi..

[Hal14]

Brodric Thomas. Dean Wade. Anderson Varejao. Mfiondu Kabengele. Damyean Dotson.

And Celtics will be lucky to score 40 points in the first half.

Other way to look at it

Tatum
Fournier
Nesmith
Pritchard
Thompson

That's our 5 best tonight (in no order)

Sexton
Allen
Okoro
Love
Wade

That's their best 5.

Tatum is better than Sexton, but the gap isn't that big. Sexton is a freak, he's having a big year and is one of the best young players in the league.

Fournier vs Love? Fournier is probably better, but it's close

Allen vs Thompson at center? Allen is better, hands down

Okoro vs Nesmith, both rookie wings, who's better? Okoro is slightly better

Wade vs Pritchard? Pritchard is slightly better

So that's 3 spots where celtics have a small edge, 1 spot where cavs have a small edge and 1 spot where cavs have a big edge.

So celtics do have a slight edge overall, but it's close..cavs playing at home...and we're on 2nd night of a back to back. So i guess the 3 point lead at halftime for CLE makes sense.

[Fierce1]

I think last season was an aberration.

What's happening this season is what's supposed to happen after Kyrie and Horford left in 2019.

It's a quasi-rebuild once again.

[exculpatory]

Lots of neurologic sequelae of Covid.
She must be very popular.
Show her this.

https://dgalerts.docguide.com/neurological-manifestations-prevalent-patients-hospitalised-covid-19-and-associated-higher-hospital?overlay=2&nl_ref=newsletter&pk_campaign=newsletter&nl_eventid=87077&nl_campaignid=3641&pw_siteID=25&ncov_site=covid-19&MemberID=301855322

[truth18]

Oh **** truth in the GT.

GALLLOOOOOOOOOOOO

GALLLLOOO

Yo flash back to that thread though and it's really sad that Butler made the finals before us .

Spoiler:

GALLLLLLOOOOOO

[Celts17Pride]

Celtics started the season 8-3 since then the Celtics have gone 27-31. In my wildest imagination I never expected something like that to happen. Ouch!

[MagicBagley18]

Y’all think this is worse than kyries last year?

[Celts17Pride]

Dude has sucked

To be fair he probably would.play better in a different system, but not by much.

I dream of a better offensive system.

I dream of a team interested in playing defense

[LarryBirdsFingr]

Celtics started the season 8-3 since then the Celtics have gone 27-31. In my wildest imagination I never expected something like that to happen. Ouch!

Woof that is a tough way to look at it

[Feed Your Head]

Brodric Thomas. Dean Wade. Anderson Varejao. Mfiondu Kabengele. Damyean Dotson.

And Celtics will be lucky to score 40 points in the first half.

Other way to look at it

Tatum
Fournier
Nesmith
Pritchard
Thompson

That's our 5 best tonight (in no order)

Sexton
Allen
Okoro
Love
Wade

That's their best 5.

Tatum is better than Sexton, but the gap isn't that big. Sexton is a freak, he's having a big year and is one of the best young players in the league.

Fournier vs Love? Fournier is probably better, but it's close

Allen vs Thompson at center? Allen is better, hands down

Okoro vs Nesmith, both rookie wings, who's better? Okoro is slightly better

Wade vs Pritchard? Pritchard is slightly better

So that's 3 spots where celtics have a small edge, 1 spot where cavs have a small edge and 1 spot where cavs have a big edge.

So celtics do have a slight edge overall, but it's close..cavs playing at home...and we're on 2nd night of a back to back. So i guess the 3 point lead at halftime for CLE makes sense.